The 80s were a strange time for me in terms of music . . .I really found myself deeply disliking the popular culture of the early part of the decade . . . i.e. the big haired metal bands, flock of seaguls s**t . . . but some of the stuff that came mid to late 80s . . .the stuff we were listening to in college . . .i.e the smiths, cure, rem, was some great music.

Loads of others achieving honourable mention: - Brian Ferry - Slave to Love - I Did it for Love - Harlequin - Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush - If You Leave - OMD - Tainted Love - Soft Cell You know, I'd be hard pressed to do this for the 90's. Unless it's everything by the Barenaked Ladies I can't think of 10 songs that I like anywhere near as much as all this 80's talent. For the 80's I had a hard time shortening the list to 10!

Great inspirational song from Transformers the movie. Should have caught on more than it did.

So many songs to choose from.... Faith by George Michael is up there, as well as Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, My Sharona by The Knack, etc... the list could go on forever. The 80s no matter what anyone says were a good several years for music.

I remember this song from junior high dances...hmm those were the days of innocence.

1. On The Dark Side by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band (1983)

Eddie and the Cruisers was my favorite movie when I was younger.

The 80's was such a great time with many music variations. It started with break dance beats (Newcleus-Jam On It, Grand Master Flash - The Message)and then mixed in some pop (Human League, Prince, Madonna, Falco & Fine Young Cannibals) and ended with hairspray (Poison, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake & Def Leppard) I loved watching metal videos on MTV's head bangers ball (Helloween, Anthrax, Exodus, Malmstein, Alice Cooper and Metallica). The 80's rocked and was a wonderful time to grow up in.